“I have never been good at the ‘what do you want to be in five years?’ question,” said Gary Briggs, whose prolific career includes time in senior positions at eBay, Google, Facebook, and most recently as the digital director of Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign. For Briggs, it is genuine person-to-person connections that matters at the end of the day.
Read MoreGary Briggs, former CMO of Facebook and current Digital Director for the Bloomberg Presidential Campaign, ended day two of the International Conference in a fireside chat with Neel Ajjarapu, the President of Business Today. Briggs reflected on his career path, which led him from the world of politics to the world of marketing, and in a strange way, back to politics again.
Read MoreWhile working at prestigious companies may bring a good income and bragging rights, Susan Lyne, the founder of BBG Ventures, advises students to consider factors such as diversity when deciding where to work.
Read MoreAt the Wall Street Journal, Mona Soni and Shazna Nessa discuss how technology has been able to further enhance their storytelling methods.
Read MoreSpecial thanks to our Legacy Sponsor, SXSW, for helping to make our 2017 International Conference a great success!
Read MoreAll three leaders strongly felt that successfully innovative companies and business leaders understand how to take something disruptive and transform it into a sustainable change
Read MoreDr. Patrick Anquetil is the Chief Executive Officer of Portal Instruments, a medical device company that has developed a high pressure system to administer injections without needles.
Read MoreRita Gurevich started SPHERE, a cybersecurity company, when she was twenty-five, an age not that far away from most of the participants in this year’s International Conference. When I asked what she wished she would have known when she was just starting out, her answer surprised me with its simplicity and subtlety.
Read More“Fear of failure holds you back!” declared the current President of Cadillac, Johan de Nysschen, gesturing widely to a crowd made up of the best and brightest of the next generation of entrepreneurs. In his Speaker Series talk, de Nysschen stressed the importance of perfection and the importance of “sweating the small stuff.”
Read MoreSocial media is increasingly prominent in our day to day lives. However, social media is a constant changing landscape. With some even claiming that social media is the “death of democracy through manipulation.”
Read MoreThe clear passion, focus, and emphasis on human interaction that Mrs. Abbondanza brought helped elevate her presence at the International Conference to a completely different level.
Read MoreHow exactly does McCann maintain its status as a global marketing leader especially while representing such diverse interests?
Read More"Philosophy just teaches you to think, and in our industry, we have to know everything about everything."
Read MoreThe shift from traditional, newspaper journalism to media on social networks is evident in today’s society, and the success of NowThis attests to its effectiveness.
Read MoreDespite the disruption technology has created in the journalism industry, the WSJ has more members today than ever.
Read MoreIn the hour long seminar, they stressed creative vision as essential to steering the success and growth of a high quality brand like Rebecca Taylor. According to Janice Sullivan, the fashion industry is currently “undergoing a change of seismic proportions,” fueled by consumers spending less on clothes and more on experiences like vacations, destination weddings, spa treatments, and travel.
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